The first thing Arvikang noticed as he awoke was that the six creatures he had first met were hovering over him. All of them were within a distance so that he couldn't quite reach with his hands. It appeared to be sunset and he had to admit it was very pretty. Few planets had sunsets like this one. For a while he just lay there when finally the annoying cyan one spoke

"So are you just gonna lay there all day or what?" she challenged.

"If you value your life then you will shut up." he growled softly.

"Oh yeah and whose gonna make me!" she taunted.

Arvikang narrowed his eyes, but actually he was amused. Although the winged cyan equine was very angering, she had spirit. Still he could not let this insult go unpunished, so he raised his hand prepared to choke the equine and hopefully teach her a lesson. Just before he could do it the wooden table gave out sending him crashing to the floor.

"Rainbow Dash you know that he has anger problems! You should not intentionally anger him especially with the spell I put on him!" commanded a very familiar voice.

Rising to his feet he turned towards the voice he had heard. Standing there was Princess Celestia.

"What do you mean? What spell?" Arvikang asked while shooting a glare at the cyan one.

"I would have killed you right in my throne room, but my student convinced me that if we killed you outright than we would be no better than you. So I have decided to punish you in two ways. The first is that you will not be returned to your rightful place unless you show me your capable of good. The second is a nice spell that Rainbow Dash devised." Celestia nodded to the annoying rainbow maned equine."If you ever try to harm anypony or you have a certain degree of evil thoughts then a misfortune shall occur to you. So Arvikang show me that you are capable of great good and I will teleport you to wherever you wish and I will remove the misfortune spell. Any questions or requests?" Celestia finished.

"Only a few. I would like to know everything about where I am. And also I wish to know how you know my name." Celestia was surprised at the note of respect in his voice, but there was another thing too. It seemed to be shame. It occurred to her that perhaps in his culture defeat was not good.

"I will allow my student to explain about our fair world of Equestria. As to how I know your name Alicorns such as myself have the ability to read minds. Anything else?"

"Only this. If something or someone were to attack me could I not defend myself? Or must I let them kill or injure me?" Arvikang asked with a hint of anger in his voice.

"I allowed you the ability to defend yourself, but it must only be in self-defense. I will leave now for Canterlot, Twilight show him to his residence." then with a flash of golden light Celestia disappeared.

"All right Arvikang lets get started; ask away." Twilight said with a small nod.

"Well first off I want to know what your names are." Arvikang said quietly...

--Several Hours later.

After hours of interrogating the ponies about every subject he knew to ask about, Twilight finally took him to his new home. He felt utterly ashamed of himself. He had allowed that guard captain to best him, leaving him at the mercy of the ponies. He felt completely weak and he hated that. True the guard captain was strong and he had three other unicorns with him, but any Sith Lord would have easily escaped. Arvikang was a failure, and if Darth Logath ever found out he would probably kill Arvikang. If he was lucky something bad would happen on Equestria and he could redeem his honor by killing a powerful foe.

Finally Arvikang and Twilight arrived at the house. Arvikang expected a small rundown pony-sized place. Instead he saw a human-sized two-story house. Actually it wasn't really a house, more like a cottage. It was simple, but neat. The walls appeared to be made of cobblestone, and the roof of wood. Arvikang could see a chimney with smoke coming out, so either he was expected, or someone else was in the house.

"Oh by the way somepony else is in the place, so you'll have to share the library. Oh did I mention the library?" Twilight asked, before starting to ramble on about the other rooms and their contents.

Then Arvikang interrupted Twilight by saying "Thank you Twilight you have been very helpful."

Twilight stared in shock and finally managed to ask "Who the hay are you and what happened to the evil, arrogant, and mean jerk that tried to harm Princess Celestia?"

"I am attempting to be... friendly." the last word came out very grudgingly, but Arvikang continued "Being beaten in a fight by your brother Shining Armor is a very serious thing. Since he beat me I no longer have the right to be above you ponies according to the teachings of my order, because I can only be above those that I am stronger than. Therefore I must show every pony I meet that is stronger than me respect. Besides if I want to go home than I have to be friends, instead of the master of your species, which is what I should me." he finished jokingly.

"That's more like the evil, arrogant, mean jerk that tried to harm the Princess! Let's go meet your roommate."

--one hour later.

Finally after about a half-hour of being alone, the full comprehension of what was happening hit Arvikang like a giant block of cortosis. He was on a world inhabited by a race of sentient horses, eagle/lion hybrids, and wolves made of wood, just to name a few of the species he had learned of. Another strange thing, was trying to be nice. He hadn't been nice since... no he couldn't think of that time. Unfortunately he hadn't met his "roommate" yet Twilight claimed he was human and had arrive in Equestria a few days before Arvikang. That would be nice, getting to have another person on this world. He had to admit though the ponies weren't that bad. Once you got over the fact they were sentient mini-horses, they seemed like humans in a few ways.

After brooding for a few more minutes, Arvikang got to his feet and checked to see if there were any clothes in his closet and dresser. Oh yes I forgot to mention Arvikang had his own small room. There was a closet, a dresser, and a small kitchenette. Surprisingly there were clothes that were very similar to his current robes. Celestia had said that Alicorns could read minds, so maybe she had figured out what he liked to wear and had clothes fitted for a human put here. Twilight did say that the room had been built with magic to accommodate his needs. The concept of magic was startling, but Arvikang had reasoned that magic was just science that people could not understand. Next he checked the fridge. There were several cupboards, a small refrigerator, a very small stove/oven combo, and a sink. Overall the room was very good, except there was no meat in the fridge.

After exploring his room some more and discovering a bathroom, he went to the library. One of Arvikang's guilty pleasures was reading, which few Sith did for fun. Before he touched the first book he realized that he was filthy. His hands were covered in grime and a bit of blood. He ran a hand through his hair and discovered it was very greasy. He looked at his clothes too. There were some areas stained red from blood, others that were stiff and yellow from sweating too much, and the entire set of clothing was covered in other filth. Arvikang decided to take a shower and get on clean clothing, he didn't want his roommate to think he was a savage. He peeled of his clothing and threw it in a basket. Then he got into the shower and turned up the heat to a moderate level. After maybe twenty minutes Arvikang managed to clean himself off. Then he put on fresh set of clothes and sat down in his room, debating if he wanted to sleep, eat, or read while waiting for his roommate.

After a few hours of eating and reading he heard the distinct sound of the front door opening then closing.

"Hello? Is anyone home? Twilight said there was another human here." said a strangely familiar voice.

"Yes there is. I'm coming." Arvikang replied while getting to his feet and going to the living room of the cottage.

There was indeed another human, but Arvikang didn't know who it was. The other human was warming his hands by the fire, yet he did seem familiar. Then he turned and Arvikang instantly recognized who it was. He remembered launching him out of the republic destroyer, hearing him scream as he fell. Standing there was the Jedi Padawan...

Author's Note

Aloha everypony! Sorry for the late chapter, been busy getting ready to head to Hawaii. Just got here two days ago. Special thanks to Blue Spark who gave me the idea of the misfortune spell. It isn't quite the way he suggested it, but the initial idea came from him. Next chapter, we'll get to find out a little more about The Padawan, so keep on reading. See ya later everypony